November 2018

’40s Clara Lemm Brogan, C’45, Concord, N.H., received the annual Elizabeth Yates Award from the Concord Public Library Foundation because of her work inspiring young people to read. Clara, 94, goes twice a month to read to the children at Christa McAuliffe School. ’50s [...]

Administered by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the Scripps Howard Foundation Visiting Professors in Social Media Program funds an incredible summer immersion opportunity for a select six academic professors (one being our very own Dr. Laveda Peterlin, digital [...]

What a turnout for USM’s first-ever health care career day! Scrub Camp brought 80 high school students to campus for a hands-on day dedicated to exploring all the health care career possibilities here at USM … and beyond! The group heard tips from experts about making it in the ever-changing [...]

Saint Marians rarely back down from a challenge. In true Saint Mary fashion, we’ve taken on a $300,000 Mabee Grant Challenge supporting the transformation of De Paul Library into the Archbishop James Keleher Learning Commons (a space centered on instructor-to-student engagement, peer-to-peer [...]

Dear Friends and Alumni, This season of Thanksgiving reminds me of my mother who was forever asking us if we knew how blessed we were. The correct answer was, “Yes, mom.” Mom was right to continually call our attention to how blessed we are. We have clean water, food, and shelter. We are [...]

’30s Margaret Fay, C’38, Kansas City, Mo., died on July 10, 2018. She is the great-grandmother of Emily Gripka, U’13, Tonganoxie, Kan. ’40s Anne “Irene” Collins Duff, A’46, Leavenworth, Kan., died on May 19, 2018. She is the sister of [...]

Monarchs—the beautiful bright orange and black butterflies. The not-so-beautiful news: They’re endangered. The butterflies feed on nectar from many different plants, but the caterpillars only eat milkweed. PROBLEM: Milkweed is being destroyed through urbanization, industrialization, and [...]

Competitive gaming—electronic sports played on computers and consoles—is a huge and growing interest among Americans. In 2018, two-thirds of people over the age of 13 claimed to be gamers, according to Nielsen. From coast to coast, colleges of every size are launching teams and building eSport [...]

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